Monday, 5 November 2012

Tarte Fantastic Foursome Blush Set Swatches

The Tarte Fantastic Foursome 4-Piece Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush Enthusiast Set (US$35) features a quartet of powder blushes infused with Tarte's signature Amazonian Clay. Not only are these certified cruelty-free and paraben-free, they supposedly provide up to 12 hours' wear.
The "To" and "From" inscription on the back of the box makes this a nifty gift.
The set includes two blush shades, a highlighting shade and a bronzing shade. Angelic (pale champagne) is the most shimmery of the lot while Magic (coral) and Fantastic (blue-toned pink) have matte finishes. Stellar (medium brown) has a satin finish. All four are new and exclusive to this set.
For these swatches, the four shades required about 3-4 layers to show up well. They feel somewhat dry to touch. There is no grittiness but they do not have the velvety rich texture of say, RMK or Nars.
Most blog reviews were positive but there were a couple of reviewers who felt that the quality was not as good as the regular Amazonian Clay blushes. I would recommend getting this set only if you like all four shades. Otherwise you're better off buying a regular shade that you will get more use out of.
My collection of Tarte blushes.
Magic is a touch less orange-toned than Tipsy, and not as red as Frisky.
Hope this has been helpful!

10 comments:

I adore Tarte blushes. Like you prior to purchasing the kit, I have 3 of them. I received an additional one with the Carried Away collection. The quality of that blush - Adventurous - was impeccable. It is disappointing to hear these aren't quite up to par. I also wish there were 4 true blush colors instead of 2 with a highlighter and bronzer.

I bought this set and have actually used only one of the blushes once. Like another commenter said, I wish that there were 4 regular blushes instead of a highlight and bronzer. I will probably not use either. I do like the fact that they are smaller sized though--so cute!